Bahrain

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government is taking to encourage civil rights and democracy in Bahrain.

Hugh Robertson: We work closely with the Government of Bahrain to provide targeted and practical assistance in torture prevention, judicial reform, civil service capacity building and community policing. We also continue to encourage all sides to engage constructively in political dialogue in order to reach an inclusive political settlement.

British Indian Ocean Territory

Henry Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 947, on Diego Garcia, what factors the Government will take into account when deciding on future plans for British Indian Ocean Territory.

Mark Simmonds: In my answer in the House on 17 June I spoke about the key factors that the Government will consider in coming to a policy decision on resettlement of the Territory-value for the UK taxpayer, long-term contingent liabilities, and defence requirements of Diego Garcia to the UK and our allies. This consideration will clearly be driven by the report on the feasibility of resettlement by the independent consultants, which will provide us with a factual analysis of the practicalities that any resettlement might involve, including the economic sustainability of a resettled population, and its environmental impact, and of course the views of Chagossians themselves about what they want to see from our policy. We look forward to the final report which is expected by January 2015.

Burma

Naomi Long: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 
	(1)  what assessment he has made of whether there is a causal link between the census in Burma and the violence currently taking place in that country;
	(2)  what assessment he has made of the conduct of the current census in Burma and the extent to which this has been affected by recent violence and rising ethnic tensions.

Hugo Swire: Reports from independent international observers of the census suggest that, with the exception of Rakhine State and parts of Kachin State, the enumeration process appears to have been largely carried out effectively. We continue to monitor the process closely. There has not been a census in Burma for 30 years, and this census will provide a vital source of data to inform better government service delivery.
	We are concerned by reports of the census being used as a pretext for one incident of localised violence in Kachin State. However, we do not believe that there is a link between the census and recent violence elsewhere in Kachin. Conflict in Kachin State has been ongoing for almost three years, and the challenges of census data collection in the area reflected the continued lack of trust on the ground. We continue to support strongly government and ethnic group efforts to reach a sustainable peace, through a ceasefire and political dialogue that can help bring an end to human rights abuses in ceasefire areas.
	Similarly our assessment is that recent violence in Rakhine has been caused by underlying intercommunal tensions that have previously led to violence there. We were deeply disappointed that, in the case of the Rohingya, the Burmese Government contravened its long-standing assurance that all individuals would have the right to self-identify their ethnic origin in the census. We have been clear that this decision is contrary to international norms and standards on census conduct. I summoned the Burmese ambassador to make these points.

Egypt

David Winnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to his Egyptian counterpart on allegations of brutality and torture of detainees in Azouli prison; and if he will raise this issue at EU meetings and with other international bodies.

Hugh Robertson: Recent allegations of torture and mistreatment in Egyptian prisons are deeply worrying. A recent Amnesty International report suggests that up to 400 civilians are being held without charge at the Azouli prison, with no access to their lawyers or families.
	The European Union made a statement at the 26th Human Rights Council regarding the treatment of prisoners in Egypt. The statement expressed concern at the continued detention of thousands of Egyptian citizens, many of whom were detained on unclear grounds, and the conditions under which they are detained.
	Representatives of the British embassy in Cairo raised the issue of Azouli prison with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 June. The UK Government condemns the use of torture in all circumstances and strongly urges the Egyptian authorities to ensure that all human and legal rights of all detainees are upheld.

Parades

Ivan Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether her Department has discussed the consideration of any specific parade application with any member of the Parades Commission since January 2014.

Theresa Villiers: Neither I nor my officials have had any discussions about specific parade notifications with any member of the Parades Commission since the period referred to in the question.
	Consideration of parades notifications is an operational matter for the Parades Commission, acting independently of the Government, in exercise of their powers under the Public Processions (NI) Act 1998. I play no role in that process.

Trade Promotion

Ivan Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on how the UK's Embassies and High Commissions may be used more effectively to promote Northern Ireland trade and investment.

Theresa Villiers: I have regular meetings with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), and other Cabinet colleagues on a range of matters concerning Northern Ireland, including the promotion of trade and investment. The Government feels that it is important that the UK trade and investment system works as effectively as possible with Northern Ireland counterparts to maximise Northern Ireland’s impact.

Armed Forces: Cadets

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what change there was in the number of (a) sea cadets and (b) army cadets in Northern Ireland between January 2004 and 2014.

Anna Soubry: The Ministry of Defence-sponsored cadet forces offer challenging and enjoyable activities for young people, and prepare them to play an active part in the community while developing valuable life skills.
	Information held centrally by the Ministry of Defence on the numbers of sea and army cadets in Northern Ireland is provided in the following tables. For sea cadets, reliable data is available from January 2005. For army cadets, estimated information on the Army Cadet Force is available from March 2012 although comparable data about the Army Combined Cadet Force is not available in the format requested. Information prior to these dates could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	
		
			  Sea Cadets Royal Marine (RM) Cadets Adult Volunteers (Sea and RM) 
			 January 2005 225 13 146 
			 January 2014 235 22 157 
			 Change +/- +10 +9 +11 
		
	
	
		
			  Army Cadet Force Army Combined Cadet Force Adult Volunteers 
			 March 2012 11,925 2- 1350 
			 January 2014 1,422 598 397 
			 Change +/- -503 3- +47 
			 1 Estimated 2 Not held 3 Not known 
		
	
	Since 2012 the Army has worked to improve the accuracy of their record keeping with a concerted effort to identify those cadets not actively participating and to either encourage them back into cadet activities or to remove them from the management information system. This has accounted for a significant drop in Army Cadet Force figures over the past few years. However, we are actively recruiting Army cadets in Northern Ireland and numbers are beginning to increase.

Homelessness

Bob Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) homeless people and (b) rough sleepers in (i) Coventry, (ii) the West Midlands and (iii) England.

Kris Hopkins: As outlined in the written ministerial statement of 18 September 2012, Official Report, column 32WS, my Department does not publish statistics by Government office region.
	National and local authority data for homelessness are published in Live Table 784a which is available online at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-homelessness
	National and local authority data on rough sleeping can be found in Table 1 of the Rough Sleeping in England statistical release which can be found on the Department's website at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rough-sleeping-in-england-autumn-2013
	We are investing over £500 million over the current spending review period to help local authorities and voluntary sector partners prevent and tackle homelessness, rough sleeping and repossessions. This includes £20 million to support the roll out of the ‘No Second Night Out' standard and protect vital front line services. We have also supported the voluntary sector to deliver 'StreetLink' a national rough sleeping hotline, website and app to connect rough sleepers to local services.
	On 10 June we announced that over £65 million of additional funding across Whitehall is being offered to councils and other organisations to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping around the country and ensure that vulnerable people can access a range of support and lead independent lives.

Chlamydia

Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many 16 to 25 year olds in each local authority area (a) were tested for Chlamydia and (b) tested positive for Chlamydia in 2012-13.

Jane Ellison: The information is not available in the requested format.
	The number of Chlamydia tests and diagnosis in each upper tier local authority in England, 15 to 24-year-olds, for the most recent year for which data are available (2013) has been placed in the Library.
	The number of Chlamydia tests and diagnosis in each upper tier local authority in England, 15 to 24-year-olds for 2012 has been placed in the Library.

Chlamydia

Luciana Berger: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many Chlamydia tests were supplied by (a) pharmacies, (b) GPs, (c) sexual health clinics and (d) an online service in 2012-13.

Jane Ellison: The number of Chlamydia tests by testing service type and upper tier local authority, 15 to 24-year-olds, in England for the most recent year for which data are available (2013) has been placed in the Library.
	The number of Chlamydia tests by testing service type and upper tier local authority, 15 to 24-year-olds, in England for 2012 has been placed in the Library.
	Tests done through online services cannot be specifically identified in the dataset and are reported to the Chlamydia Testing Activity Dataset as “other”.

Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 129W, on haemolytic uraemic syndrome, if he will place in the Library copies of the communications with (a) the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services of 17 January 2013 and (b) the National Institute for Care Excellence of 7 February 2013; and if he will make a statement.

Norman Lamb: The information requested has been placed in the Library.

Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health with reference to the answer of 6 May 2014, Official Report, column 128W, on haemolytic uraemic syndrome, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence appraisal will share NHS England's response to its request for advice with third parties with an interest in the evaluation of eculizumab; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the NHS England's response to this request.

Norman Lamb: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has advised that it will publish NHS England’s response to its request for further advice in the evaluation of eculizumab (Soliris) for atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome following consideration at the next meeting of the evaluation committee. After the meeting a copy of NHS England’s response will be placed in the Library.

Heart Diseases

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  on what date NHS England intends to start patient recruitment into each of the complex invasive cardiology Commissioning through Evaluation projects;
	(2)  whether NHS England plans to limit the number of patients that can be recruited into the complex invasive cardiology Commissioning through Evaluation projects in any one year;
	(3)  what funding has been allocated to each of the invasive cardiology Commissioning through Evaluation projects in each of the next five years;
	(4)  how many patients and for how many years NHS England plans to recruit into each of the complex invasive cardiology Commissioning through Evaluation projects.

Jane Ellison: NHS England is currently progressing three commissioning through evaluation (CtE) schemes relating to invasive cardiology. A maximum full year annual budget of £9 million has been allocated, but the period of budget allocation will depend on the final length of the schemes themselves, which will be tailored with the assistance of National Institute for Health Care Excellence (NICE) to capture sufficient evaluative data over the scheme period.
	NHS England has allocated funding to each of the schemes based on early estimates of patient numbers and the key evaluative questions to be answered by the end of each scheme. Patient numbers will need to be contained within these parameters.
	NHS England is currently assessing a significant number of applications from providers who have expressed an interest in acting as a participating centre in each of the three schemes. Once this process is complete, and the selected centres are confirmed, we will be able to complete contractual arrangements and confirm a “go live” date with each centre. Unfortunately we are therefore unable to give a specific date for patient recruitment to start at this stage.
	NHS England expects CtE schemes to typically run for two to three years but the final length of each of the invasive cardiology schemes is not yet finalised as they are being tailored with the assistance of NICE to capture sufficient evaluative data over the scheme period. The length of the schemes may also be influenced by early findings from the evaluation or by the publication of research data exploring similar parameters. The numbers of patients to be seen by each of the schemes is not yet finalised since it will depend on the final tariff negotiated with participating providers, and the length of each scheme.

Medical Records: Databases

Charlotte Leslie: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 492W, on medical records: databases, whether the What about Youth? trial survey had support under section 251 of the NHS Act 2006; and whether the data has now been deleted.

Daniel Poulter: The Department commissioned the Health and Social Care Information Centre to carry out the “What about YOUth?” trial survey. A trial survey to test some of the processes and methodology was undertaken and this ran from November 2013 to February 2014. Ipsos Mori was commissioned to carry out the trial survey. The trial survey did not have section 251 of the NHS Act (2006) support and the data have now been deleted.

Medical Treatments

Nick Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he has taken to ensure that non-pharmacological treatments are subject to the same level of scrutiny as medicinal treatments.

Norman Lamb: The National institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produces evidence-based guidance and advice for health, public health and social care practitioners on both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. AH work undertaken by NICE is subject to the same high level of scrutiny consideration.

Pancreatic Cancer

Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding his Department allocated for the treatment of pancreatic cancer in each of the last five years.

Jane Ellison: Data is not available at the level of detail being requested. However, information is shown in the following table on the spend on upper gastrointestinal and “other" cancers for the period stated.
	
		
			 Estimated expenditure on upper gastrointestinal cancers and “other” cancers, 2008-09 to 2012-13 
			 £ billion (2012-13 prices) 
			  2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 
			 Cancers and tumours—Upper gastrointestinal 0.24 0.28 0.20 0.20 1.55 
			 Cancers and tumours—Other 2.21 2.57 2.95 3.00 0.63 
			 Source: Programme budgeting data, NHS England. 
		
	
	It should be noted that the data are not a reliable source for making year on year comparisons due to changes to the data collection methodology.
	Further, not all expenditure can be allocated to a disease based category—therefore some expenditure will be allocated as “miscellaneous”. General practitioner expenditure is also not included within the estimates.

Valuation of Life and Health Interdepartmental Group

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's submission to the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review and evidence submitted to the series of interviews with his Department's personnel conducted by researchers from the University of Leeds and published in 2008.

Norman Lamb: The Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health (IDGVLH) is a group of economists from different Government Departments set up in December 2007 to consider technical issues relating to the valuation of impacts upon life and health risks. The Terms of Reference of the group included survey of approaches to the valuation of such risks and production of draft guidance for submission to HM Treasury. Although membership of the Group was sought from any Department with an interest, membership is personal and not departmental. Hence the submissions to the IDGVLH and responses to the survey that it commissioned are those of the individual members as experts in this field and in the operational practice of their departments, and do not necessarily represent the views of their departments. Records of the interviews conducted by the University of Leeds (other than what is incorporated into the report itself) were not kept by the Department.

Apprentices

Robert Halfon: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many apprentices have been hired under his Department's new contract for procurement.

Jennifer Willott: The Department for Business Innovation and Skills does not hold central records of apprenticeships created as a direct result of contracts that it has awarded.

Bankruptcy: Harlow

Robert Halfon: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many businesses in Harlow constituency have been declared bankrupt in each of the last 10 years.

Jennifer Willott: Figures are not available at the level of detail requested.
	Official statistics covering corporate insolvencies for England and Wales are not available at sub-national level, as the data supplied to the Insolvency Service does not include location information. The latest national level figures are available at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-january-to-march-2014
	Official statistics covering individual insolvencies are available at the level of parliamentary constituencies, but do not separately identify bankruptcies where the individual was self-employed. The latest figures, covering the period 2000 to 2012, are available at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/insolvency-statistics-individual-insolvencies-by-region.
	An update to this publication, covering the calendar year 2013, will be published as a statistical release on Thursday 10 July 2014.

Conditions of Employment

Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effect of the use of zero hour contracts on workers' wellbeing.

Jennifer Willott: No assessment of the effects of zero hours contracts on worker’s wellbeing has been made by this Department. However the Workplace Employers Relations Study (WERS) found that overall well-being of employees increased between 2004 and 2011 despite the recession. Overall job satisfaction also increased and is very high by international standards.
	Zero hour contracts have a place in today’s labour market, supporting business flexibility, making it easier to hire new staff and providing pathways to employment for young people.
	Following a public consultation, which closed in March this year, this Government has introduced legislation via the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill to ban the use of exclusivity clauses in contracts which do not guarantee any hours.

Disabled Students' Allowances

David Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what funds his Department will make available to universities as a result of transferring responsibility for the disabled students allowance to them.

David Willetts: Higher education institutions already have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled students under the Equality Act 2010. The recently announced changes consider how the balance of responsibility between reasonable adjustments and support provided through disabled students allowances (DSAs) should change. DSAs will remain available for students to complement the reasonable adjustments provided by the institution.
	The Government also provides annual funding to higher education institutions through the teaching grant. The student opportunity fund is part of the overall teaching grant allocated to higher education institutions by HEFCE. This funding element to support disabled students rose to £15 million for 2013/14, an increase of £2 million on the previous year and has been maintained for 2014/15. There are no plans to transfer additional funds.

Higher Education: Student Wastage

Liam Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of retention rates at learning providers with designated course status.

David Willetts: No estimate of retention rates at alternative providers has yet been made. The designation conditions that apply from 2014/15 onwards require alternative providers to provide a data return to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). This data once available will help inform BIS decisions on designations and enable the Department to estimate retention rates across the sector.

Insolvency

Graham Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what steps he is taking to improve competition in the Insolvency Practitioner market.

Jennifer Willott: The Government is taking a number of steps in this area:
	A measure in the Deregulation Bill will introduce the option for an insolvency practitioner to specialise in either corporate or individual insolvency. This will encourage new entrants into the profession, which will benefit creditors without lowering standards;
	There are a number of red tape challenge measures in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill which will reduce costs and remove unnecessary processes in insolvency cases;
	Also in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill are measures which will strengthen the regulatory framework for insolvency practitioners to boost confidence in the regime;
	The Government has also been consulting on measures to improve the transparency and accountability of how fees are charged by insolvency practitioners.

Insolvency

Graham Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how he plans to measure the insolvency industry's success in voluntarily implementing the recommendations of the Graham Review.

Jennifer Willott: Teresa Graham's review of pre-pack administration identified how existing practice in pre-pack administration did not in all cases deliver the best result for creditors and the wider economy, in particular where sales are made to a connected party.
	The Government hopes that the voluntary measures recommended in Ms Graham's report-all of which were accepted by Government-will be put into effect by those concerned as envisaged by Ms Graham.
	After they have had time to have effect, the Government will evaluate whether they have indeed addressed the concerns evidenced by Ms Graham and the resulting outcomes. This will include for example whether the measures have increased transparency, returns to creditors, and more generally strengthened business confidence in the pre-pack process.
	As recommended by Ms Graham, the Government will be taking a backstop power in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill so we will be able to legislate in future if necessary.

Minimum Wage

Roger Godsiff: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills if he will carry out an assessment of the positive and negative effects of setting the minimum wage at £10 per hour.

Jennifer Willott: It is the role of the independent Low Pay Commission to make national minimum wage rate recommendations that maximises earnings, without damaging employment prospects.
	The national minimum wage for those aged 21 and over is currently £6.31, rising to £6.50 from 1 October 2014. Given the remit of the Low Pay Commission, we can conclude that they would consider that a higher rate would have a negative impact on employment.
	In its 2015 recommendations, the Government has asked the Low Pay Commission to consider whether we are entering a new phase where real term increases in the national minimum wage can be afforded without damaging employment rates.

Minimum Wage

Kelvin Hopkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what resources have been allocated for enforcement action against employers who do not pay the national minimum wage.

Iain McKenzie: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what resources have been allocated for enforcement action against employers who do not pay the national minimum wage.

Jennifer Willott: The Government is committed to increasing compliance with minimum wage legislation and effective enforcement of it. Everyone who is entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs have 173 staff dedicated to the enforcement of the national minimum wage.
	The Government is already taking tougher action on employers that break minimum wage law. We have made it simpler to name and shame employers that don't pay the national minimum wage and increased the financial penalty that employers pay for breaking the law.

Asylum

Greg Mulholland: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department If she will ensure that all asylum interviews are routinely audio and video recorded.

Karen Bradley: The Home Office is required to allow claimants, with some exceptions, to have their asylum interviews electronically recorded on request. The request to record the interview is at the discretion of the claimant. The invitation to interview letter advises eligible claimants to inform the asylum office if they wish the interview to be recorded, and to provide a minimum of 24 hours notice of their request to avoid a delay on the day. For those in detention, at least three days notice must be provided. We recognise that digitally recording asylum interviews has the potential to bring benefits to both asylum seekers and to the Home Office and we are currently exploring this as an option for the future.

Asylum: Housing

Julian Huppert: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps her Department takes to ensure that accommodation provided by the COMPASS contracts meets the Decent Homes Standards.

Karen Bradley: It is a statutory requirement that social housing meets the Decent Homes Standard as defined in the Housing Act 2004.
	All COMPASS contracts incorporate the requirements of the Decent Home Standards for social housing as part of the contractual performance management arrangements and are robustly monitored through three key performance indicators which relate specifically to property standards.
	Providers are required to inspect all properties on a monthly basis or at the point when a service user first occupies the property. In addition, the Home Office has a team of 17 contract compliance officers who also closely monitor property standards as part of their contract compliance and assurance role.
	Any failure of the critical service levels may result in financial penalties.

Domestic Violence

Brooks Newmark: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 
	(1)  what plans her Department has to bring forward proposals to criminalise coercive control and psychological abuse for the purpose of protection of victims of domestic violence;
	(2)  what plans her Department has in response to the HM Inspector of Constabulary Inquiry into police response to domestic violence in creating a culture change towards domestic violence.

Norman Baker: Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014, emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is and that the police use the full range of tools already available to them.
	In response to the Review, the Home Secretary has established a new national oversight group, which she is chairing, and on which I sit, to oversee delivery against each of HMIC’s recommendations. Their first meeting was held on 10 June. The Home Secretary has also written to chief constables making it clear that every police force must have an action plan in place by September 2014.
	There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. Assault can extend to non-physical harm. This Government has introduced stalking and harassment legislation which can apply to coercive control and psychological abuse. However, the Government will continue to consider what measures will drive culture change in the police in response to the findings of the HMIC review.

Marriage Certificates

Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward legislative proposals to allow mothers' names to be recorded on marriage certificates; if she will bring forward proposals to permit mothers' names to be retrospectively added to existing marriage certificates; and if she will make a statement.

Karen Bradley: We are currently considering how the information contained in the marriage entry can be updated to include this, and to reflect changes since the coming into force of the Regulation of Marriages Regulations 1986, as well as the most suitable opportunity for doing so.

Marriage Certificates

Gloria De Piero: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the potential cost to her Department of including mothers' names on marriage certificates.

Karen Bradley: The marriage certificate is an exact copy of the marriage entry which is in a form prescribed in the Regulation of Marriage Regulations 1986. We are currently considering how the information captured in the marriage entry can be updated to reflect changes since 1986, as well as including the names of mothers; the costs of doing so and the most suitable opportunity for doing so.

Energy

Alan Whitehead: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of the support cost over 15 years of (a) 1gw of field solar generating capacity procured with renewable obligation certificate or Contract for Difference support, (b) 1gw of biomass generating capacity procured with renewable obligation certificate or Contract for Difference support and (c) 1gw of gas fired power station capacity procured with capacity market payment support.

Michael Fallon: In order to make a fair comparison between the RO and CfD, my officials have looked at the differences in support costs between the two support mechanisms over the full support period (20 years for the RO, 15 years for CfDs) for solar and biomass CHP.
	The Government also supports biomass conversions under both the RO and CfDs. Given that the Government support for biomass conversion ends on 1 April 2027, support costs for biomass conversions have been modelled over 11 years (from 2016-17).
	
		
			 Table 1: Comparison of Total Discounted RO and CfD Support Costs 
			 £ million 
			 £2012 Renewables Obligation (RO) (20 years) Contracts for Difference (CfDs) (15 years) 
			 1GW of Solar PV (>5MW) 772 529 
			 1GW of Biomass CHP 7,147 5,154 
		
	
	
		
			 £ million 
			 £2012 Renewables Obligation (RO) (11 years) Contracts for Difference (CfDs) (11 years) 
			 1GW of Biomass Conversions 2,620 2,325 
			 Note: Estimates based on new capacity commissioning in financial year 2016-17. Values are in £2012 real prices and discounted to the first year of generation (2016-17), using the Government’s 3.5% discount rate. 
		
	
	It is not possible to directly compare renewables support costs (offered via the Renewables Obligation and Contracts for Difference), with support costs offered via the capacity market, as support under the Capacity Market is offered only for capacity and does not vary directly with the amount of generation produced by a plant.
	Under the Capacity Market, all successful capacity will receive the clearing price of the auction in which they bid. The first capacity market delivery year is in 2018-19. Our latest estimate of the average clearing price over the first 15 years of the Capacity Market is £34/kW/year (in 2012 prices). For 1GW of de-rated capacity this corresponds to £500 million over 15 years.

Energy

Alan Whitehead: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change which levy control framework constraints that have required him to move an early administrative allocation model for Contract for Difference auctions to an auction arrangement.

Michael Fallon: The reasons for introducing competition for Contracts for Difference earlier than previously proposed are the potential to improve value for money (including by managing expenditure within the Levy Control Framework cap) and drive innovation; and because the strong development of the renewables pipeline has helped to create appropriate conditions for competition. In developing our proposals we have also been mindful of the final EU Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-20 published on 9 April 2014.

Energy: Prices

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what estimate he has made of how much renewables subsidies (a) added to industrial electricity bills in 2012-13 and (b) affected the wholesale price of energy.

Gregory Barker: In March 2013 DECC published an assessment of the impact of climate change and energy polices on electricity and gas prices and consumer bills1. The report estimated that, in 2013, support costs for renewables added around 10% to electricity bills for energy intensive user (8% in relation to the renewables obligation (RO) and 2% in relation to the small-scale feed-in tariffs (FIT)).
	Increased deployment of low-carbon generation, including renewables, which typically have low generating (and therefore operating) costs, helps to put downward pressure on wholesale electricity prices. It is not possible to split out the impact of renewable support policies on these wholesale price effects from other drivers such as, for example, the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS). However, the March 2013 report estimated that the overall wholesale price impact of all low-carbon policies was a reduction in the wholesale price faced by industry of around 30p/MWh in 2013.
	The Government recognises the particular competitiveness issues faced by some industries in terms of their energy costs and has acted to mitigate the impact of energy policies on those industries. This includes the announcement, as part of the 2014 budget that the Government intends to compensate those energy-intensive industries most at risk of higher electricity prices resulting from the RO and the FIT schemes. We expect that compensation will begin in 2016-17, subject to EU state aid clearance.
	1 Available at:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-impacts-of-energy-and-climate-change-policies-on-energy-prices-and-bills

Fracking

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of (a) the extent to which the future use of shale gas could reduce carbon emissions and (b) how this could contribute to the Government's target for an 80% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Michael Fallon: In September 2013, DECC published a study by Professor David MacKay and Dr Tim Stone which gathered the available evidence on the potential greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from shale gas production and use in the UK and discusses the compatibility of shale gas production and use with UK and global climate change targets. The study concluded that with the right safeguards in place the net effect on GHG emissions from shale gas production in the UK will be relatively small. Indeed emissions from the production and transport of UK shale gas are likely to be lower than imported liquefied natural gas and gas piped from outside Europe, which shale gas is expected to replace.
	DECC’s Gas Generation Strategy (2012) and Heat Strategy (2013) both set out the important role gas has to play to maintain adequate capacity margins, meet demand and provide supply-side flexibility while keeping emissions within the limits set out in the carbon budgets to 2030 and beyond. We need further drilling and testing to establish how much shale gas will be recoverable, but it is likely that domestically produced shale gas would contribute to the overall natural gas mix that is used for both heat and electricity generation, replacing some imported and slightly higher carbon liquefied natural gas.

Renewables Obligation

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the answer of 4 March 2014, Official Report, columns 763-64, on the renewables obligation, when he intends to introduce price competitions for Contracts for Difference; and what assessment he has made of whether the economics of onshore wind will change once this new system is introduced.

Gregory Barker: The Government intends to move to auctioning of contracts for difference (CfDs) for at least those technologies classified as 'established' (such as onshore wind) from the first allocation round in October 2014.
	The Government Response to the consultation on our approach to competitive allocation of CfDs published on 13 May 2014, set out our view that there is some scope for further cost reduction in the onshore wind sector, and that the evidence from UK developers suggests that in the years to 2020, the most significant contributor to reduced costs in the UK is likely to be a constrained and competitive allocation framework under which only the lower-cost projects come forward.

Renewables Obligation

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the answer of 4 March 2014, Official Report, column 764W, on wind power, whether the Government's decision that there will be no further review of the renewables obligation scheme before it closes to new generation on 31 March 2017 would stand it were found that (a) wind turbines and (b) other particular renewables could be competitive without subsidies.

Gregory Barker: The answer of 4 March 2014, Official Report, column 764W, on wind power, explained that there is no further comprehensive banding review planned for the renewables obligation (RO) scheme before it closes to new generation on 31 March 2017.
	However, as a principle of responsible budget management, we keep under review whether any further targeted actions or banding reviews for specific technologies may be necessary as a result of, for example, technology costs falling faster than expected. This helps to ensure value for public money and protection of consumers from unnecessary costs.

Wind Power

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change with reference to the answer of 5 March 2014, Official Report, column 841W, on wind power, what the equivalent figures for spending on subsidies for onshore and offshore wind were for (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and whether he expects to see an increase or decrease in the level of spending in each category in 2013-14.

Gregory Barker: The cost of supporting onshore and offshore wind through the renewables obligation in 2010-11 and 2011-12 was as follows (figures not adjusted for inflation):
	
		
			 £ million 
			  2010-11 2011-12 
			 Onshore wind 398 483 
			 Offshore wind 254 371 
		
	
	Some small-scale onshore wind was also supported by the feed-in tariff scheme (FITs), but FITs costs are not available disaggregated by technology.
	Outturn data is not yet available for spend in 2013-14, but we would expect an increase in the total level of support for each technology as there was a higher level of deployment.

Acklington Prison

Ian Lavery: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Acklington spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which data is available.

Jeremy Wright: Up until the end of 2011-12 information was collected on the average hours per weekday that prisoners were unlocked. By subtracting the average hours unlocked from the 24 hours in a day it is possible to estimate hours spent locked in cell. Figures for each prison establishment for the three years from 2009-10 to 2011-12 have been placed in the Library of the House.
	HMP Acklington merged with HMP Castington to form HMP Northumberland in 2011-12.
	It should be noted that time in cell includes hours when prisoners are asleep. Time unlocked includes time where a prisoner is either out of their cell or where the cell door is unlocked allowing them to move freely in and out of the cell. Figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
	Time unlocked was discontinued as a performance indicator for prisons at the end of 2011-12 because it was not used in the day-to-day management of prisons and NOMS had concerns over the burden on the frontline of collecting the data. Indicators introduced into prison SLAs in respect of rehabilitation, resettlement and work in prisons provide a better demonstration of efforts to prepare prisoners for release and reduce reoffending. Figures for time in cell for the years 2012-13 and 2013-14 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	Work in prisons is a key priority to ensure prisoners are engaged purposefully while they are in custody. It also gives them the opportunity to learn skills and a work ethic which can increase their chances of finding employment on release, a key element to reducing reoffending.
	The number of prisoners working in industrial activity across public sector prisons increased from around 8,600 in 2010-11 (the first year for which figures are available) to around 9,700 in 2012-13. This delivered an increase in the total hours worked in industrial activities from 10.6 million hours to 13.1 million hours. Private sector prisons have also been supporting this agenda and have reported that they delivered over 1.5 million prisoner working hours in commercial and industrial workshops in 2012-13 which provided work for over 1,200 prisoners. In addition there are substantial numbers of prisoners who work to keep prisons running on tasks such as cooking, serving meals, maintenance and cleaning.
	Figures for public sector prisons are published in the NOMS Annual Report Management Information Addendum:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225225/mi-addendum.pdf
	The establishment-level breakdown of weekly hours worked is not available centrally for 2011-12 and 2012-13 and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	Our reforms to the Incentives and Earned Privileges national policy framework came into effect in adult prisons on 1 November 2013. Prisoners will be expected to engage in purposeful activity, as well as demonstrate a commitment towards their rehabilitation, reduce their risk of reoffending, behave well and help others if they are to earn privileges.
	Information on the proportion of prisoners classed as unemployed is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Blakenhurst Prison

Ian Lavery: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Blakenhurst spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which data is available.

Jeremy Wright: Up until the end of 2011-12 information was collected on the average hours per weekday that prisoners were unlocked. By subtracting the average hours unlocked from the 24 hours in a day it is possible to estimate hours spent locked in cell. Figures for each prison establishment for the three years from 2009-10 to 2011-12 have been placed in the Library of the House.
	HMP Blakenhurst merged with HMP Hewell Grange and HMP Brockhill to form HMP Hewell in 2008-09.
	It should be noted that time in cell includes hours when prisoners are asleep. Time unlocked includes time where a prisoner is either out of their cell or where the cell door is unlocked allowing them to move freely in and out of the cell. Figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
	Time unlocked was discontinued as a performance indicator for prisons at the end of 2011-12 because it was not used in the day-to-day management of prisons and NOMS had concerns over the burden on the frontline of collecting the data. Indicators introduced into prison SLAs in respect of rehabilitation, resettlement and work in prisons provide a better demonstration of efforts to prepare prisoners for release and reduce reoffending. Figures for time in cell for the years 2012-13 and 2013-14 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	Work in prisons is a key priority to ensure prisoners are engaged purposefully while they are in custody. It also gives them the opportunity to learn skills and a work ethic which can increase their chances of finding employment on release, a key element to reducing reoffending.
	The number of prisoners working in industrial activity across public sector prisons increased from around 8,600 in 2010-11 (the first year for which figures are available) to around 9,700 in 2012-13. This delivered an increase in the total hours worked in industrial activities from 10.6 million hours to 13.1 million hours. Private sector prisons have also been supporting this agenda and have reported that they delivered over 1.5 million prisoner working hours in commercial and industrial workshops in 2012-13 which provided work for over 1,200 prisoners. In addition there are substantial numbers of prisoners who work to keep prisons running on tasks such as cooking, serving meals, maintenance and cleaning.
	Figures for public sector prisons are published in the NOMS Annual Report Management Information Addendum:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225225/mi-addendum.pdf
	The establishment-level breakdown of weekly hours worked is not available centrally for 2011-12 and 2012-13 and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	Our reforms to the Incentives and Earned Privileges national policy framework came into effect in adult prisons on 1 November 2013. Prisoners will be expected to engage in purposeful activity, as well as demonstrate a commitment towards their rehabilitation, reduce their risk of reoffending, behave well and help others if they are to earn privileges.
	Information on the proportion of prisoners classed as unemployed is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Community Orders: Ashfield

Gloria De Piero: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people in Ashfield constituency convicted of each category of offence received community sentences in each of the last five years.

Jeremy Wright: Since 2010, crime has continued to fall and fewer individuals are entering the criminal justice system for the first time. The Government is committed to transforming the way that offenders are dealt with in the community and has legislated so that all community orders must now have a punitive element as well as requirements that are effective at preventing further offending.
	Information available centrally does not allow a breakdown of cases by parliamentary constituency.

Crime

Jim Fitzpatrick: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people were (a) cautioned, (b) proceeded against and (c) convicted of an offence under the provisions of the (i) Game Act 1831, (ii) Deer Act 1991, (iii) Protection of Badgers Act 1992, (iv) Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, (v) Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996, (vi) Animal Welfare Act 2006, (vii) Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994 and Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, (viii) Hunting Act 2004, (ix) Night Poaching Act 1828, (x) Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997, (xi) Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, (xii) Pests Act 1954 and (xiii) Conservation of Seals Act 1970 in each year since 2009.

Damian Green: The number of offenders cautioned and defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for offences (all in England and Wales from 2009 to 2013) under the Game Act 1831 can be viewed in Table 1, under the Deer Act 1991 in Table 2, under the Protection of Badgers act 1992 in Table 3, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in Table 4, under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 in Table 5, under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in Table 6, under the Conservation of Seals Act 1970 in Table 7, under the Night Poaching Act 1828 in Table 8, under the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 in Table 9 and under the Hunting Act 2004 in Table 10.
	No defendants were proceeded against under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, the Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994 and the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976. Data for the Pests Act 1954 is held as part of a miscellaneous group that cannot be separately analysed.
	We are very clear that serious offences will always go to court where tough punishments are available to the independent judiciary, who make their sentencing decisions based on the individual facts of the case.

Driving Offences: Insurance

David Ward: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what representations his Department has received on increasing penalties for uninsured drivers since May 2010.

Jeremy Wright: The Ministry of Justice, along with the Department for Transport, receives a large number of representations from members of the public and Members of Parliament on driving offences, including those involving uninsured drivers. Identifying individual representations on uninsured drivers could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.
	On 16 August 2013 the fixed penalty for driving without insurance was increased from £200 to £300.
	The Government announced on 12 May this year that it intends to carry out a review of the offences and penalties available for a range of driving offences. This will include offences involving uninsured drivers.

Homicide: Victim Support Schemes

Dan Jarvis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what bids were submitted for the Grant for Coordination and Delivery of Support to those Bereaved by Homicide advertised by his Department on Contact Finder on 12 February 2014.

Damian Green: Three bids were received in response to the advertised Grant for Coordination and Delivery of Support to those Bereaved by Homicide. These were from Victim Support, Refuge and Johnston and Blockley.

Homicide: Victim Support Schemes

Dan Jarvis: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what criteria were used to determine the winning bidder for the Grant for Coordination and Delivery of Support to those Bereaved by Homicide advertised by his Department on Contact Finder on 12 February 2014.

Damian Green: We held a competitive process for the grant and the successful bidder was selected on the basis of delivering the best quality service. The award criteria were made available to all potential bidders at the start of the commissioning process and are listed as follows.
	1. Health and Safety
	2. Equalities
	3. Capability
	4. Delivery Structure
	5. Managing Transition
	6. Recruitment and Training
	7. Service Delivery
	8. Managing the Grant
	9. Efficiencies
	10. Expenditure Profile

Mediation

Ben Bradshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the role of the professional not-for-profit mediation sector in increasing the take-up of mediation by separating and divorcing couples;
	(2)  what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of the commercial solicitor sector and the professional not-for-profit National Family Mediation network in ensuring a future increase in take-up of family mediation by divorcing couples;
	(3)  what assessment he has made of the effect of introducing a free non-means tested initial mediation information and assessment meeting on the take-up of mediation;
	(4)  what his policy is towards funding the Help with Family Mediation scheme;
	(5)  what assessment he has made of the reasons for recent changes in the provision of not-for-profit mediation;
	(6)  what steps he plans to take to address changes in the number of mediation providers in England and Wales.

Simon Hughes: There has been a significant decrease in referrals to publicly funded family mediation since April 2013 when the legal aid reforms were implemented. This is in part due to fewer people visiting solicitors who previously would have directed clients to mediation.
	Before April 2013, attendance at a Mediation Information Assessment Meeting (MIAM) was a pre-requisite for legal representation for people eligible to obtain public funding. We introduced a statutory MIAM in April 2014 as part of the Children and Families Act. This placed a legal obligation on an applicant to attend a MIAM for the purpose of considering mediation, before being permitted to issue court proceedings in certain private family law matters (children and financial disputes).
	Legal aid remains available for mediation (and for legal help with mediation) for those who meet the eligibility criteria. We are keen to encourage mediation as an alternative to court both for those eligible for public funding and for privately funded cases.
	We are aware that a small number of mediation services have closed or are in difficulty. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is constantly monitoring the situation to make sure there is sufficient provision for client access to mediation services. While a decline in demand is a contributory factor in mediation service closures, another significant factor is poor and unsustainable business models. There is some evidence that a number of the mediation services which have closed following legal aid reforms were vulnerable to closure before the reforms took effect.
	I have convened a Family Mediation Task Force, chaired by David Norgrove, which has considered many of the issues raised by the Member of Parliament for Exeter, including how to reverse the fall in referrals and engage the second party in the mediation process, and incentivising mediators and lawyers to work in partnership to support clients through the resolution of their dispute in compliance with the new legislation. A number of short-term financial options have been considered as well as the long-term view for the future of dispute resolution services.
	The task force report will be published imminently. The Government will respond to the report in due course.

Mediation

Ben Bradshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  what steps he is taking to inform the public of the availability of legal aid for family mediation;
	(2)  what steps he is taking to inform the public of the benefits of mediation.

Simon Hughes: We are delivering a wide-ranging programme of activity to improve public awareness and to make sure that advice agencies are providing the correct information about family mediation. This includes being very clear that legal aid is still available for mediation, and for legal support for mediation.
	We have taken action to update and improve information on our own websites and gov.uk and we have included an article about mediation in the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) newsletter—aimed at advisers—to clarify that legal aid does remain available for mediation.
	We have also written to the mediation profession setting out some of the work we are doing and we continue to work very closely with the Family Mediation Council (FMC) to raise the profile of the court and that of the profession. This has principally included funding and working with the FMC to develop an improved website which can be used as a public signpost to mediation and information services, and developing a marketing 'toolkit' to support mediators in promoting their services to prospective clients.

Mediation

Ben Bradshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  what steps he is taking to ensure that family mediation fees remain affordable;
	(2)  how much has been spent on legally aided family mediation in each of the last four years for which figures are available.

Simon Hughes: Statistics on the volume and value of family mediation funded through legal aid are contained within legal aid statistics: April 2013 to March 2014:
	www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322466/legal-aid-statistics-2013-14.pdf
	Tables 7.1 and 7.2 contain family mediation data between 2006-07 and 2013-14.
	An extract of the legal aid spend on family mediation is included in the following table:
	
		
			  MIAMS volumes MIAMS expenditure (£) Mediations starts Mediations (£) 
			 2010-11 26,388 6,276,568 14,186 6,997,924 
			 2011-12 31,338 7,796,253 15,357 6,917,892 
			 2012-13 30,662 8,053,106 13,609 6,307,518 
			 2013-14 13,354 3,182,662 8,400 4,291,680 
		
	
	The large drop off in 2013-14 was due to removal of mandatory MIAM for onward legal aid funding, which meant that solicitors were no longer referring to mediation. We introduced a statutory MIAM in April 2014 as part of the Children and Families Act which places a legal obligation on an applicant to attend a MIAM before being able to issue court proceedings in certain private family law matters (children and financial disputes).
	It is too early to say what impact the introduction of statutory MIAMs has had on referral numbers but anecdotally we have heard from mediators and the judiciary that referrals are increasing and the message is getting through to the public.
	Family mediation is not regulated by this Department but legal aid remains available for mediation for those who meet the eligibility criteria.

Prisoners

Valerie Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  how many hours per week prisoners in HMP Kirkham spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available;
	(2)  how many hours per week prisoners in HMP Brixton spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available;
	(3)  how many hours per week prisoners in HMP Birmingham spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and (B) what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available;
	(4)  how many hours per week prisoners in HMP Erlestoke spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available.

Teresa Pearce: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  how many hours per week prisoners in HMP Belmarsh spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available;
	(2)  how many hours per week prisoners in HMP Wellingborough spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available;
	(3)  how many hours per week prisoners in HMP Wetherby spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available;
	(4)  how many hours per week prisoners in HMP Warrington spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available;
	(5)  how many hours per week prisoners in HMP Whatton spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the last date for which data is available.

Ian Lavery: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Blantyre House spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which data is available;
	(2)  how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Bedford spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which data is available;
	(3)  how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison Aylesbury spent (a) in cells and (b) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of such prisoners were classed as unemployed on the latest date for which data is available.

Jeremy Wright: Up until the end of 2011-12 information was collected on the average hours per weekday that prisoners were unlocked. By subtracting the average hours unlocked from the 24 hours in a day it is possible to estimate hours spent locked in cell. Figures for each prison establishment for the three years from 2009-10 to 2011-12 have been placed in the Library of the House.
	It should be noted that time in cell includes hours when prisoners are asleep. Time unlocked includes time where a prisoner is either out of their cell or where the cell door is unlocked allowing them to move freely in and out of the cell. Figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
	Time unlocked was discontinued as a performance indicator for prisons at the end of 2011-12 because it was not used in the day-to-day management of prisons and NOMS had concerns over the burden on the frontline of collecting the data. Indicators introduced into prison SLAs in respect of rehabilitation, resettlement and work in prisons provide a better demonstration of efforts to prepare prisoners for release and reduce reoffending. Figures for time in cell for the years 2012-13 and 2013-14 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	Work in prisons is a key priority to ensure prisoners are engaged purposefully while they are in custody. It also gives them the opportunity to learn skills and a work ethic which can increase their chances of finding employment on release, a key element to reducing reoffending.
	The number of prisoners working in industrial activity across public sector prisons increased from around 8,600 in 2010-11 (the first year for which figures are available) to around 9,700 in 2012-13. This delivered an increase in the total hours worked in industrial activities from 10.6 million hours to 13.1 million hours. Private sector prisons have also been supporting this agenda and have reported that they delivered over 1½ million prisoner working hours in commercial and industrial workshops in 2012-13 which provided work for over 1,200 prisoners. In addition there are substantial numbers of prisoners who work to keep prisons running on tasks such as cooking, serving meals, maintenance and cleaning.
	Figures for public sector prisons are published in the NOMS Annual Report Management Information Addendum:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225225/mi-addendum.pdf
	The establishment-level breakdown of weekly hours worked is not available centrally for 2011-12 and 2012-13 and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	Our reforms to the Incentives and Earned Privileges national policy framework came into effect in adult prisons on 1 November 2013. Prisoners will be expected to engage in purposeful activity, as well as demonstrate a commitment towards their rehabilitation, reduce their risk of reoffending, behave well and help others if they are to earn privileges.
	Information on the proportion of prisoners classed as unemployed is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Prisons: Employment

Sarah Champion: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many hours per week prisoners in HM Prison (a) Hull, (b) Holloway, (c) Hollesby Bay and (d) Hindley spent (i) in cells and (ii) working in each of the last three years; and what proportion of prisoners in each such prison were classed as unemployed on the most recent date for which data is available.

Jeremy Wright: Up until the end of 2011-12 information was collected on the average hours per weekday that prisoners were unlocked. By subtracting the average hours unlocked from the 24 hours in a day it is possible to estimate hours spent locked in cell. Figures for each prison establishment for the three years from 2009-10 to 2011-12 have been placed in the Library of the House.
	It should be noted that time in cell includes hours when prisoners are asleep. Time unlocked includes time where a prisoner is either out of their cell or where the cell door is unlocked allowing them to move freely in and out of the cell. Figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
	Time unlocked was discontinued as a performance indicator for prisons at the end of 2011-12 because it was not used in the day-to-day management of prisons and NOMS had concerns over the burden on the frontline of collecting the data. Indicators introduced into prison SLAs in respect of rehabilitation, resettlement and work in prisons provide a better demonstration of efforts to prepare prisoners for release and reduce reoffending. Figures for time in cell for the years 2012-13 and 2013-14 could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	Work in prisons is a key priority to ensure prisoners are engaged purposefully whilst they are in custody. It also gives them the opportunity to learn skills and a work ethic which can increase their chances of finding employment on release, a key element to reducing reoffending.
	The number of prisoners working in industrial activity across public sector prisons increased from around 8,600 in 2010-11 (the first year for which figures are available) to around 9,700 in 2012-13. This delivered an increase in the total hours worked in industrial activities from 10.6 million hours to 13.1 million hours. Private sector prisons have also been supporting this agenda and have reported that they delivered over 1.5 million prisoner working hours in commercial and industrial workshops in 2012-13 which provided work for over 1,200 prisoners. In addition there are substantial numbers of prisoners who work to keep prisons running on tasks such as cooking, serving meals, maintenance and cleaning.
	Figures for public sector prisons are published in the NOMS Annual Report Management Information Addendum:
	https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225225/mi-addendum.pdf
	The establishment-level breakdown of weekly hours worked is not available centrally for 2011-12 and 2012-13 and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
	Our reforms to the Incentives and Earned Privileges national policy framework came into effect in adult prisons on 1 November 2013. Prisoners will be expected to engage in purposeful activity, as well as demonstrate a commitment towards their rehabilitation, reduce their risk of reoffending, behave well and help others if they are to earn privileges.
	Information on the proportion of prisoners classed as unemployed is not available centrally and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Wellingborough Prison

Peter Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  if he will meet the hon. Member for Wellingborough to discuss HMP Wellingborough;
	(2)  if he will reopen HMP Wellingborough to increase prison capacity;
	(3)  what decisions he has made about the future of HMP Wellingborough.

Jeremy Wright: As this Government has made previously clear, we will not take any steps to dispose of the mothballed HM Prison Wellingborough because it is a sensible measure to retain reserve capacity. I have no immediate plans to change that status.
	My office will be in touch to arrange a meeting to discuss this matter further.

Dover Priory Station

Charlie Elphicke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations HM Revenue and Customs has made to Mapeley regarding the sale of a portion of land on the western perimeter of the Priory Court site, Dover, to allow Network Rail to construct new parking facilities for Dover Priory railway station.

David Gauke: Previous replies have explained that further discussions in relation at Priory Court in Dover are a matter for Mapeley who own the land. While HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) occupy the property under the STEPS contracts and will consider any reasonable proposals, resolution of commercial considerations are for Network Rail and Mapeley.

Infrastructure

Richard Burden: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Government has invested in national infrastructure as a percentage share of gross domestic product in each year since 2000.

Danny Alexander: The Government do not publish outturn or forecast data for expenditure on infrastructure projects as a proportion of GDP.
	The Office for Budget Responsibility publishes historical data on public sector gross investment (PSGI) as a percentage of GDP—this can be accessed at the following address:
	http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/pubs/PSF_aggregates_databank_Jun_2014.xls
	Further information on infrastructure investment can be found in the National Infrastructure Plan 2013, which is available on the Infrastructure UK website.

Government Departments: Trade Unions

Hywel Williams: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will retract his request to government departments to end check-off payroll deductions for trades union subscriptions.

Francis Maude: Departments are required to recover the cost of check off.
	I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave during Cabinet Office Orals on 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 302W, to the right hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne East (Mr Brown).

Personal Independence Payment

Diana Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the current waiting time for an Atos Healthcare-provided assessment for a personal independence payment claim is in (a) Hull and (b) nationwide.

Michael Penning: The information you have requested is not available.

Universal Credit: South East

Simon Kirby: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when universal credit will be rolled out to (a) Brighton, Kemptown constituency and (b) the South East; and if he will make a statement.

Esther McVey: I refer my hon. Friend to the written ministerial statement made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Mr Duncan Smith), on 5 December 2013, Official Report, column 65WS—link to WMS:
	http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131205/wmstext/131205m0001.htm#column_65ws
	The statement sets out our plans for UC Delivery. We are progressing well against the plan and from 23 June 2014 expansion of the UC live service across the whole of the North West of England began.
	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/north-west-universal-credit-expansion

Voting Behaviour

Jim Sheridan: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the proportion of people that voted in the most recent nationwide elections; and what steps he is taking to encourage more people to vote at future elections.

Greg Clark: Turnout across the UK at the European Parliamentary Elections 2014 was 35.4%, slightly higher than 34.5% at the previous election in 2009.
	The Government is committed to maximising electoral registration to help support the highest possible turnout in elections.

Battle of Waterloo: Anniversaries

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what plans the Government has to commemorate the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.

Helen Grant: Planning for the commemoration, in 2015, of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo is being carried out by Waterloo 200, an umbrella organisation which is overseeing the anniversary. More information can be found on its website at the following link:
	www.waterloo200.org
	In the June 2013 budget, the Chancellor announced funding circa £1 million will be allocated to restore the site of the battle.
	The previous Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, my right hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Maria Miller), was also pleased to announce in October 2013 that at least £10 million will be made available by the Heritage Lottery Fund over the next four years to fund projects marking some of the UK’s most important anniversaries and commemorative events, including the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo.

Public Libraries: Lincolnshire

Karl McCartney: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will make representation to Lincolnshire county council on its decision to invite volunteers to run some local libraries in Lincolnshire.

Edward Vaizey: The Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 to superintend and promote the improvement of the public library service provided by local authorities in England. The Department is aware of the proposed changes to library service provision in Lincolnshire having received a number of representations from local residents. A legal challenge to the decision taken by Lincolnshire county council to reconfigure its library services is to be considered by the High Court on 8/9 July and this Department will consider matters further in light of the outcome of the judicial review.

Written Questions

Alison Seabeck: To ask the Ministers for Women and Equalities how many parliamentary questions tabled to the Government Equalities Office in the last parliamentary session did not receive a substantive answer by the time of the 2014 prorogation; and when each such question was first tabled.

Helen Grant: All parliamentary questions tabled to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, which includes the Government Equalities Office, in the last parliamentary session, received a substantive answer by the time the House prorogued on 14 May 2014.